How to handle attachments in instructions.

[knotian]

In my model there are several parts that stick out and are not structurally required. I tend to turn my models as I build and these parts get in the way.

(In this particular model there is a material chute on one side and a long staircase on the other.)

I see several ways of handling this in the instructions.

1- Build and attach them as the structure logically develops.

2- No 1 plus adding a text that says they could be built and then saved for later installation.

3- Leaving them to final pages for construction and installation, including only the attachment points in earlier drawings.

Since I add a lot of comments, I favor number 2, but it seems like No 3 is prevalent.

Any comments?

Thanx

 

[deraven]

For what it's worth, I prefer #3 since it feels "cleaner" to me and can be a nice finishing touch at the end of the build, but if you already have plenty of comments in the instructions already I don't suppose it really matters.  As long as it's clearly defined what to build and hold and where it all attaches, I'd have no problem with that kind of note myself and would definitely prefer it to #1 and then dealing with the protruding bits for the rest of the build.

[1963maniac]

Definitely #3. Just place those steps later in the code as a submodel or not (whatever works best).

[knotian]

Thanks for the replies